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WILLIAM R. OATLEY, OF ROCHESTER, lNEW YORK Letters Patent No. 70,884,dated November 12, 186.7.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. OATLEY, of Rochester, inthe county ofMonroe, and State of New York, i have invented a new and improvedRailway-Travelling Hook; and that the following description, taken inconi nection with the accompanying drawing, hereinafter referred to,forms a full and exact specification of the same, wherein I have setforth the. nature and principles of my said improvements, by which myinventioumay' be l distinguished from all others of a similar class,together with such parts as I ola-im, and desire to have secured to Lneby Letters Patent. Y fh, This invention relates to aV new and improvedhook, by which travellers in railway cars may suspend anv hand luggagefrom the hat-racks over the seats. 'The invention consists in connectingtwo hooks togetherby a'swivel-joint, one.hookv being of' sufficientdimensions to catch over a rail of the rack, and the other hook of suchsize that a. strap, string, or cord may be readily suspended or fittedupon it. A The accompanying drawing represents a. side view of myinvention. The device is constructed of stout wire, and is composed oftwo hooks, A B, the upper one, A, being smaller than the other one, B,formed with a point, and slightly curved outward, so that it may bereadily fitted over a rail of the rack. The shank a of this hook is madein the form of a loop, b, and the end of the shank c ofthe other-hook,B, passes through the loop, and is provided with a head, d, or isriveted within theloop, so as to form a swivel-joint, and permit eitherhook to rotate freely. The hook B is made in rather a flat, shallowform, as clearly shown in the drawing,so that it may receive a strnporhandle of a travelling-bag. I

The swivel connect-ion of the two hooks admits of the device adjustingitselfl -to vany position required, so that the article suspended by itmay be turned in any position required. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new,'and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The two hooks A B, connected by a swivel-joint, andconstructed and nrrangedsubstantially in the manner as and for thepurpose set'forth.

WM. R. ATLEY. Witnesses:

JOHN M. BROWN, Trianon F. DE GAnMo.

